Tuesday, September 21, 1999
Early end to drought unlikely
BY PHILLIP PINA
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The drought that hit Cincinnati this summer will not go away anytime soon.
“The likelihood we can recuperate this fall is pretty slim to none,” said Julie Dian-Reed, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Wilmington.
Autumn rainfalls normally are well below those of spring and summer, she said. It is doubtful this fall can erase the effects of the summer's drought.
Between May and Monday, 10.92 inches of rain had fallen in Cincinnati. Normally, 17.11 inches falls in that time, she said. In Ohio, she said, the farther east you go from Cincinnati, the worse conditions are.
“To catch up, we need about seven inches of rain” this fall, Ms. Dian-Reed said. “It's pretty unlikely that's going to happen.”
Throughout the summer, a persistent area of high pressure stationed itself over the central and eastern portions of the country. The effects included prolonged dry weather and several heat emergencies throughout the region.
Wet winters and springs usually help recharge area fields and water sources, Ms. Dian-Reed said, but even that may not be enough to offset this year's drought damage.
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